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Marches

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Mar·ches  (märchz)
See Marche2.
Marches [ˈmɑːtʃɪz]
n
the
1. (Placename) the border area between England and Wales or Scotland, both characterized by continual feuding (13th-16th centuries)
2. (Placename) a region of central Italy. Capital: Ancona. Pop.: 1 460 989 (2000 est.). Area: 9692 sq. km (3780 sq. miles) Italian name Le Marche [le ˈmarke]
3. (Placename) any of various other border regions
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Noun1.MarchesMarches - a region in central Italy            
Marche
Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
marches
plural noun borders, limits, boundaries, confines, frontiers, borderland, marchlands the Welsh marches, forming our border with England


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In fact, we see the whole of it except that furthest part, which is covered by the Welsh Marches and those parts which are hidden from where we stand by the high ground of the immediate west.
The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context
This, and the desire to make the journey as light as possible for the gently bred woman, kept Anderssen to a slow advance of short and easy marches with many rests.
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The narrow seas around these isles, where British admirals keep watch and ward upon the marches of the Atlantic Ocean, are subject to the turbulent sway of the West Wind.
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